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California Pizza Kitchen culinarian dishes on 2015 trends
December 29, 2014
Brian Sullivan, SVP of Culinary Innovation at California Pizza Kitchen, has released his top trends to watch for in 2015.
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How to choose the best rewards for your loyalty program
by Bob Leonard — Owner, Bolen
It's important to set the minimum purchase amount at a reasonable level so customers don’t get frustrated that they are never earning punches and thus feel…
read nowFranchisee trades in Papa John's business for fast casual Mexican concept
December 23, 2014
A Kansas-based 10-unit Papa John's franchisee, Terry Newman, has sold his Papa John's Wichita holdings business to focus on a new, yet-to-be-named…
read nowRusso's continues UAE expansion
December 23, 2014
Prime Hospitality has signed a franchise agreement with Russo’s Restaurants to open another Russo’s New York Pizzeria in the United Arab Emirates, and its…
read nowPieology Pizzeria adds gift card options
December 23, 2014
Pieology Pizzeria has announced that gift cards are now available for in-store purchase at all locations. The reloadable gift cards are available in any…
read nowStrong forecast predicted for UK's QSR segment
December 23, 2014
Technomic has revealed its inaugural market mapping of the United Kingdom, which includes market size and segmentation data, as well as expectations for the…
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Christmas arrives at the gas pump
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Fuel experiences its longest streak of declining prices on record, according to AAA.
read nowRedBrick Pizza plans expansion throughout Kentucky
December 22, 2014
RedBrick Pizza is launching a campaign to add more than a dozen restaurants in Kentucky throughout the next three years. The company will host a VIP Taste…
read nowPapa John's co-op names new media agency
December 22, 2014
The Louisville (Kentucky) Co-Op of Papa John’s International Inc., has selected Current360 as its media agency. The scope of work will include competitive…
read nowRestaurant startup game app launches
December 22, 2014
Players can build their own fine dining, family restaurants and fast food places in Restaurant Bigwig 2.0 for the iPad.
read nowNTN Buzztime names new chief financial officer
December 22, 2014
Allen Wolff, among other responsibilities, will assume the principal accounting duties and report directly to CEO Ram Krishnan.
read nowConvention chair named for 2015 National Restaurant Association Show
December 22, 2014
John C. Metz will serve as convention chair for the 2015 NRA's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and the 2015 Beverage Alcohol for Restaurants at the NRA Show.
read nowNLRB issues complaints against McDonald's as joint employer
December 22, 2014
The joint-employer model is expected to have a significant impact on franchised restaurant businesses.
read nowIFA launches labor resource site for franchisees
December 22, 2014
The International Franchise Association has unveiled a new resource website for franchisees. The Franchise Labor & Workforce Hub includes information for…
read nowNational Restaurant Association Show rebrands wine, spirits and beer event
December 22, 2014
The International Wine, Spirts & Beer Event, a perennial feature of the National Restaurant Association Show in May, has been renamed as BAR, which stands…
read nowMiddleby adds Italian foodservice equipment company to roster
December 22, 2014
The Middleby Corporation has announced the acquisition of Desmon Food Service Equipment Company, based in Nusco, Italy.
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Executive round table: Pizza industry leaders make their 2015 predictions
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Themes for 2015 include customization, freshness and mobile ordering/payments.
read nowMinimum wage employees in 21 states to get a raise in the New Year
December 19, 2014
Twenty-one states are positioned to raise their minimum wages on Jan. 1. According to a news release from the Employment Policies Institute, other cities and…
read nowbogopogo launches restaurant mobile coupon plan
December 19, 2014
bogopogo has launched its FRAMPLE (Free + Sample) plan, providing free mobile coupon access to all restaurants across the US and allowing them to promote their…
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Debunking McDonald's service time criticism
by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting
Customers and investors prefer innovation and quality over short wait times.
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